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Which factor pushed the United States to go to war against Mexico in 1846?

an invasion by the Mexican army into the southwestern United States


years of failed negotiations over the disputed Oregon border


arguments in favor of war from Abraham Lincoln and others in Congress


Manifest Destiny and a desire to extend slavery into Mexican territory

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It would be the first option invasion by the Mexican army into the southwestern United States
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